Johnnie R. BaileyJOHNNIE R. BAILEY will retire as senior pastor at Bayview Baptist Church, Columbia, on Dec. 26. He has served at Bayview since 2009, and the church has seen 19 additions under his leadership. Bailey, who has been a pastor for 44 years, and his wife, Vicki, will move back to Kentucky to retreat for a while and to be close to their children and grandchildren.
Sam FordhamSAM FORDHAM recently accepted the position of senior pastor at First Baptist Church, North. A native of Georgia, Fordham and his wife, Katie, have a son, Mickey, and a daughter, Olivia.
Robert Ryan Davis Sr.ROBERT RYAN DAVIS SR. began serving as pastor of Norway Baptist Church, Orangeburg-Calhoun Baptist Association, on April 25. Davis and his wife, Tina, are the parents of four children: Robbie, Chandler, Leon and Cissy.
Shawn MacySHAWN MACY was ordained as associate pastor by Crestview Baptist Church, Lancaster, on Nov. 7. He had previously served as youth minister at Crestview.